CAMPHIRES

Noun

camphires

plural of camphire

Anagrams

• hemicarps, phrasemic

Source: Wiktionary


CAMPHIRE

Cam"phire, n.

Definition: An old spelling of Camphor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CONVERSION

(noun) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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